For the love of god, if anyone out there is Australian and pregnant or Australian with children, please do yourself a favor…I suppose it would be a favour…and do some shopping on amazon.com. You have no idea how overpriced baby things are in the country until you look at how cheap they are in the States. Take for example the Fisher Price Precious Planet Playmat. On sale at Bubs Baby Shop here in Australia for $149.95. Available on amazon.com for $53.99. That is a difference of $95.96! And considering the Aussie dollar is buying read more

While I am thinking of it, here are some tips and hints that I have discovered along the way.1. Hand towelsI founds hand towels to be very…well, handy. As I mentioned in the bath time post, putting a hand towel in the back of the baby tub makes it much easier to hang onto the greased watermelon that is your baby. I still have a hand towel stashed under my pillow in case of night time boob leaks. An aside, everyone talks about how great it is when your baby starts sleeping through the read more

I actually wrote this when I had just started maternity leave…before Baby C arrived…I thought it might be interesting to record some experiences from my pregnancy. Plus I needed a break from my Nurse Jackie DVD.It has now been about a year since I realized I was pregnant with Baby C…and I am so glad that I wrote down some of my feelings because now I can hardly remember being pregnant…which isn’t surprising since the other day I forgot put the spaghetti in the boiling water and then read more

I am a registered nurse, a hypnobirthing practitioner, a postpartum doula, a wife, and a mother.
Welcome, I am so thrilled that you are here!
I believe that all women deserve a positive birth experience.
And I wish that a positive birth experience was the norm. Unfortunately we are not there yet. But it is still entirely possible to have an empowered birth...you just have to plan and prepare!
I also believe that if you have a positive birth experience, you are more likely to begin motherhood feeling strong and proud and ready to embrace the challenges ahead.

I offer a variety of Hypnobirthing Australia classes and postpartum services.
I teach hypnobirthing at Your Body Works in Gordon Park (just north of Windsor).
For class details, please visit my Hypnobirthing Brisbane page.